HR 1324 · 117th Congress · Health

Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021

Introduced 2021-02-25· Sponsored by Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2021-05-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to hospitals to improve their capacity to identify patients in emergency departments who are at risk of suicide and connect those patients with mental health treatments and services.…

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Cosponsors (3)

2 Democrats1 Republican